Difficulty having a J.O.B - Page 3

not well known and craigslist sigh I should have known....

OMG. Finding a job has been waaay more difficult than I thought here in Chicago.

Today I got an interview with an aviation company, (first interview and callback EVER) but they rejected me for being 17. And I wouldn't be able to get the job anyways because their training is in Mexico so I'd need citizenship or an advance parole to be able to do the training. I'm sad because it was a really good opportunity.

I applied to all the retail stores and restaurants in my area, McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, Subway, Walgreens, Target, Walmart, YOU NAME IT! I've been doing it every week for the past 2-3 months and not one callback. I applied to banks in my area also, and I've just been rejected for my age.

So frustrating

Oh! And I had my aunt speak to her manager to get a job at the supermarket she works at, but they aren't hiring right now and won't be for a while. And let's not mention I don't have any experience -_____-

lol, I'm 17 too. I applied to 2 McDonald's locations and a Wendy's, and none of them called back

P.S. You were offered a job in Mexico? Why didn't you apply for advance parole? Gosh, I would do anything to be in Mexico (with the guarantee of coming back to the U.S.) in order to see my dad

Yup no one calls me back either!

And the job I was offered only the training would be done in Mexico which would be for a week with all expenses paid. I can't get the job since I'm under age anyways :/

Seriously guys? Waiting table sucks but when you make more money in one weekend than fast food workers make in a week its kinda worth it. Sometimes you have to start small. I started working at a corporate owned restaurant, started training others in less than six months. I was offered an assistant manager position which I didn't take because of my status. I couldn't get a certain permit (alcohol) that you had to go to court for and show valid ID. My point is... Do what you need to do to earn a living.

dang now I'm really not even going to think of doing craiglist.....ever!

My sister got a receptionist job on craigslist for an accounting firm! But she didn't fill an application out online just sent them her resume and got a call for an interview the next day. She also found me three possible positions I'm going to apply for. There are some okay opportunities on there just be SUPER careful.

Email I just got from Publix:

Thank you for taking the time to update your application. We know there are many places you could pursue employment, so we appreciate your interest in Publix Super Markets.

We have fewer openings than usual because of the tight economy. And even when we do have an opening, only two or three applicants are called in for interviews. So if you aren't called, it's not because we don't think you have something to offer - it's because we have hundreds of applicants for each opening and we can only select one person to hire.

Your application will remain active until the date you were given when you updated it. You can update your application at any Publix store.

Publix is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce.
Please do not reply to this email.

Rejection email, potential employer or automated response?

Thus Dreamers find themselves facing the difficulties of finding a job............legally

It's automated I sent in 5 forms for jobs at winndixie and i got a similar type of letters within 5 minutes. I also applied at Publix and I didn't receive something like that.